ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,020, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to MACU4 AG (Zurich).

"Device for establishing a form-fitting and/or force-fitting connection to an object, and orthotic system" was invented by Lukas Martin Schiller (Zurich) and Alec Corentin Chevrot (Chavannes-pres-Renens, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device for establishing a form/force-fitting connection to an object comprising a limb connection system designed to achieve a mechanical attachment to a limb and a mechanical holding mount in which the object can be positioned. A belt mechanically connected to the holding mount is configured to be partially wrapped around the object...